Person in motorized wheelchair facing right: medium skin tone Emoji

People

A person with medium skin tone seated in a motorized wheelchair, shown in profile facing to the right. The design highlights the mechanical nature of the electric chair compared to standard manual versions.

Usage Context

Used to discuss accessibility, mobility, and inclusive infrastructure. It serves as a practical indicator when planning events, evaluating public transit, or highlighting the specific needs of wheelchair users who rely on motorized equipment. It is frequently grouped with ♿ or 👩🏽‍🦽 to broaden the conversation around adaptive technology.

History

This emoji was added in Unicode 12.0 in 2019 as part of a major push to diversify the representation of disabilities in digital communication. The inclusion of motorized variants was a direct response to feedback from advocates who pointed out that standard wheelchair icons often overlooked the specific reliance many people have on electric mobility devices.

Details

Glyph

🧑🏽‍🦼‍➡

Unicode

U+1F9D1 U+1F3FD U+200D U+1F9BC U+200D U+27A1

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f9d1_1f3fd_200d_1f9bc_200d_27a1:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDDD1;&#xD83C;&#xDFFD;‍&#xD83E;&#xDDBC;‍➡

Specifications

Vendor Twitter/X

Category People

Subcategory person-activity

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License CC-BY 4.0

Twemoji Attribution

Emoji graphics by Twitter/X, licensed under CC-BY 4.0

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